Random walk

Some weeks ago, my other half asked me a puzzling question. "What is the most striking prediction that marked your life as a scientist?"I suddenly found myself in front of a giant leap. And decided that it is important to address this question. Or rather...

I'm post-doctoral reearcher in two countries. I have double affiliation and I receive salary from two countries, whereas my total occupation rate (FTE) is limited to 100% of the legal working time. This is named a cross-border commuter situation. In such...

La recherche scientifique se porte bien? Détournez vos regards des gros titres et jetez un oeil autour de vous. La science est un métier où la guerre est permanente. Pour garder la parentalité de ses idées. [Research ethics] Pour obtenir des financements,...

If there is one thing I cannot deny to be interesting in scientific research, it's about traveling for business. Last years were quite amazing on that side. Here is a small summary. December 2017 - Hamburg, GermanyNovember 2017 - Paris, FranceOctober...

Last years, I have been overworking very much. Life of the post doc researcher is so passionating, but also so pressurizing (due to the lack of permanent positions) that it can bring you to work on evenings after office time, at home in the week-end and...

Qu'est-ce qu'être un scientifique? C'est être passionné par le savoir, par la connaissance, être curieux de tout, mais également savoir se séparer du monde pour construire une réflexion, lorsqu'on a eu assez d'inspiration à coucher sur le papier. Pour...

What is co-authorship? Co-authorship is the key to accessing to a future permanent academic position. When you write your own papers, things are simple, you can put yourself as first author. And then you may be encouraged to put some of your colleagues...

As a mobile and modern scientist, I have to admit that I would have appreciated that someone tells me in advance about usual things that nobody tells you, but that you will face without respect from governments: delays for having my salary in various...

To get a permanent position someday, it is mostly important to be mobile and to reach the best institutions in the world. This process usually takes several years, and several steps among Europe, maybe more. Then comes the question of coupling. If you...

Last night, I was awaken at 4:30am by an important aspect of research which is actually not enough addressed in the templates of scientific project proposals. For example, I noticed that even Horizon 2020 of the European Union is rather limiting safety...